Pixar releases RenderMan 21 Non-Commercial
Free version of Pixar's production renderer now available for learning, personal use, plugin development.
Wednesday, November 16th, 2016
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IKinema releases Action 2.0 for MotionBuilder
Mocap solving and retargeting plugin's new ACP tech auto-fixes common errors like foot slippage.
Saturday, October 29th, 2016
New Blender add-on makes UV packing like playing Tetris
Vilem Novak's amazing free GPack 'gravity packer' tool puts the fun back into your UV packing work.
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
Discover 15 of the best animation tools for Maya
Check out Brent Forrest's handy list of add-ons at LesterBanks.com - all but one of them available for free.
Wednesday, October 19th, 2016
Next Limit ships Maxwell 4
Now shipping: physically accurate renderer gets CUDA-based GPU render engine. Relighting system Multilight now a standalone tool.
Tuesday, October 11th, 2016
Neoglyphic Entertainment ships NeoFur 2.0 for UE4
Real-time hair and fur plugin now supports motion blur, import of NURBS curves from DCC tools.
Monday, October 10th, 2016
Navié unveils Effex 2.8
Updated: Cinema 4D fluid simulator to get new sound node; new APIC solver generates smoother liquid flow than standard FLIP solvers.
Friday, October 7th, 2016
RandomControl ships ArionFX for After Effects, Nuke
Formerly Photoshop-only 32-bit HDR image-editing tool now available for compositing software.
Monday, September 26th, 2016
FXhome releases PhotoKey 8 Pro
Photoshop greenscreen keying plugin gets new option to key FX elements from black or white backgrounds.
Wednesday, September 21st, 2016
Amplify Creations ships beta of Amplify Shader Editor
New $20 app provides intuitive node-based shader editor for Unity. Includes full source code access.
Monday, September 19th, 2016
Allegorithmic releases Substance Painter 2.3
Texture-painting app gets new free Photoshop export plugin, preserving layers, masks and blending modes.
Friday, September 16th, 2016
WTools3D releases LWCAD 5.2
Latest update to the popular LightWave modelling toolset adds powerful new cloning functionality.
Wednesday, September 14th, 2016
Check out 3ds Max scene management tool Vexus
Now shipping: JokerMartini and Boomer Labs' node graph editor simplifies scene setup for assembly and rendering.
Tuesday, September 13th, 2016